Blog Tour: The Fallen in Soura Heights // Amanda Jaeger

 Hello! Today is my tour stop for Amanda Jaeger's novel, The Fallen in Soura Heights. Thank you to Caffeine Book Tours and Shealea (@shutupshealea) for letting me take part!

I received a copy of this book from the author and Caffeine Book Tours as part of my participation in their tour.

Author: Amanda Jaeger

Publisher: Self-published

Publication date: 15 March 2021

Age group: Adult

Genres: Thriller

Synopsis:

Fey Anderson has dreamt about Soura Heights and how picture-perfect it appears to be. What she never expected was for her husband’s body to be found in the forest. Determined to find out the truth behind his death, she moves there and finds herself weaving into the fabric of the small town.

But things aren’t always as they seem. As she learns more about Bruce’s “accident,” she unravels secrets about the town and its people she wishes she never learned. It’s all about survival in Soura Heights. Will Fey uncover what happened and bring justice for her husband, or will she be the next to fall?

Trigger and Content Warnings: Mild language | Mild violence | Insinuated animal cruelty

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"A small town, quiet and quaint. It sounded like the kind of place where people valued people and not their shopping bags and cell phones.... It felt like storybook perfection. ...

It was too good to be true."

Rate: 3.5 - 4 / 5 ⭐

Review:

Told in a dual point of view of the past and the present, the story is a mix of suspense and mystery throughout. Fey moves into the small town called Soura Heights after finding out that her husband died there, even though he had no reason to be anywhere near that place. After a year of living and getting acquainted with the people of Soura heights, she realizes that she must overcome her fear of the forest and find out what really happened to her husband. 

The story was pretty gripping from the get-go but as the pages went on, the clues and the mystery started to unravel in a pretty predictable plot. Although the mystery itself was simple and easy to solve given the clues and the foreshadowing the author had done, I was more interested in the character itself. Fey is portrayed as weak and pretty much a feather moving with the wind, as to how she pulled around by the arm by Frankie so I really was intrigued as to how her character will develop throughout the book and how she overcomes her fear of the forest. I must say it was handled pretty well although I did want a little bit more from the ending. 

My favourite of the book was Louise, the crazy old lady and her strange coded messages. I loved trying to decipher her words and trying to figure out the mystery. Also the punny names of the stores at Soura Heights! Check it out for a quick thriller fix. 

Author Info

Amanda Jaeger has always had an interest in true crime, suspense, and mystery. As a long form copywriter, she has always had a hand in writing creatively for businesses to boost their income. 

She’s the wife of her college sweetheart and the mother of two spit-fire girls, but she’s also been a sign language interpreter, transcriptionist, and a book slinger. Working with words isn’t her job, it’s her career.

Now, she uses her knowledge and experience in engaging an audience and applies it into her author career, crafting suspense and mystery to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Residing in Virginia, you can bet on Amanda listening to true crime podcasts, watching cold case documentaries, and playing with her kids. (Not simultaneously.)

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